Save the Date: 40th Annual ICTI General Meeting to take Place in Tokyo

6 January 2014

Members of the International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI) are invited to attend the 40th Annual ICTI General Meeting this spring in Tokyo, Japan. Hosted by the Japanese Toy Association (JTA), the meeting will take place at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa from 6-9 April 2014.

The meeting will open with a welcome reception on Sunday, 6 April; discussions will begin on Monday, 7 April and conclude on Tuesday, 8 April with the ICTI Annual Award for Children’s Charities luncheon.

Participating representatives of national toy associations will hear about a range of important global toy industry issues and the future work of ICTI; an annual update on the world economy and the toy industry will be presented by The NPD Group. Toy associations will also share individual country reports on priority issues and projects – those who would like to begin preparing these reports may download a template for the Report of 2013 Activities. Final country reports are due by 7 March.

A block of hotel rooms for ICTI members has been reserved at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa; rooms may be booked by completing the Hotel Reservation Form and sending it directly to the hotel. For those requiring a visa for travel to Japan, a letter of invitation may be obtained from the Japanese host contact: Tatsuya Kobayashi (kobayashi@toys.or.jp).